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Jon Huntsman’s late and slow start took a hit last Thursday when Susan Wiles, his campaign manager, decided to call it quits and return to Ponte Vedra, FL. Wiles had recently come off a successful campaign for Governor Rick Scott of Florida when Huntsman brought her on.

Wiles stated that there wasn’t any specific event or circumstance that caused her to return to her Florida public relations firm, but simply that she wanted to take some time off of political campaigns. Wiles manages a public relations firm with former Jacksonville Jaguars football player Tony Boselli.

Wiles comments related to her departure were intended to sound as though she was only there for a phase and that phase was over. However, she was influential in the decision to move his headquarters to Orlando, FL, and her statements suggest that the decision to leave was a little more sudden. She said “This morning I said, it’s time to move on.”

Huntsman is unconcerned about his slow start

Huntsman’s campaign has not yet taken hold after he joined the field late. He also comes across as a Mitt Romney generic and has polled consistently behind front runners like Romney and Bachmann. Aside from being a political unknown for most voters, Huntsman has made conservatives nervous due to his working for Obama as an ambassador and his acceptance by more centrist political commentators.